Maybe the electro-magnetic coil (whatever it is made of) that creates the gravitational field of the planet generates a lot of heat? I don't know. This sort of physics is a bit too advanced for me

Well....an electro-magnetic coil could create magnetism, but not gravity. And if it were to generate that kind of heat, it would mean that it has a high resistance, meaning it would have to be fed by a GIGANTIC power source. Something akin to the sun, only controlled and channeled.

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Well....an electro-magnetic coil could create magnetism, but not gravity.

I already went there.

Let me repeat myself :
There has been continuous serious investigation into the possibility that gravity and electromagnetic forces are linked. Unified theories of forces have been of continuous interest to physicists. Some of the more famous examples include Maxwell in 1855 who showed electric and magnetic lines of force could be described by a single set of equations; Einstein died working on a unified field theory to explain the relationship between gravitation and electromagnetism and more recently, the 1999 Nobel Prize was awarded for work toward deriving a unified framework for all the theoretical forces (Gerard 't Hooft).

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And if it were to generate that kind of heat, it would mean that it has a high resistance, meaning it would have to be fed by a GIGANTIC power source. Something akin to the sun, only controlled and channeled.

Let me repeat myself :
There has been continuous serious investigation into the possibility that gravity and electromagnetic forces are linked. Unified theories of forces have been of continuous interest to physicists. Some of the more famous examples include Maxwell in 1855 who showed electric and magnetic lines of force could be described by a single set of equations; Einstein died working on a unified field theory to explain the relationship between gravitation and electromagnetism and more recently, the 1999 Nobel Prize was awarded for work toward deriving a unified framework for all the theoretical forces (Gerard 't Hooft).

Giant reservoirs of hot magma?

Yes, there is a possibilty that the two forces are linked at some fundamental level, just as the Strong and Weak forces possibly are. You are confusing unification with application. You cannot possibly duplicate a gravity field from an electro-magnetic source.
As far as magma power, no, it does not quite work that way. You need an electric flow through a coil to induce a magnetic field, and there is no possible way that the heat from magma could do this, without a man-made mechanical component that is.

Ah, and the whole thing is irrelevant anyway because seismic data proves its not hollow.

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Yes, there is a possibilty that the two forces are linked at some fundamental level, just as the Strong and Weak forces possibly are. You are confusing unification with application. You cannot possibly duplicate a gravity field from an electro-magnetic source.

But couldn't there by a source generating both gravity and electro-magnetism? I have to admit that I haven't had much exposure to advanced (MIT level) physics, but as a layman this does seem feasible.

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As far as magma power, no, it does not quite work that way. You need an electric flow through a coil to induce a magnetic field, and there is no possible way that the heat from magma could do this, without a man-made mechanical component that is.

Why? Could you explain?

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Ah, and the whole thing is irrelevant anyway because seismic data proves its not hollow.

I don't see the story about Admiral Byrd here. He, confirmed the story about hollow earth.

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'We have let you enter here because you are of noble character and well-known on the Surface World, Admiral.' Surface World, I half-gasp under my breath! 'Yes," the Master replies with a smile, 'you are in the domain of the Arianni, the Inner World of the Earth. We shall not long delay your mission, and you will be safely escorted back to the surface and for a distance beyond. But now, Admiral, I shall tell you why you have been summoned here. Our interest rightly begins just after your race exploded the first atomic bombs over Hiroshima and Nagasaki, Japan. It was at that alarm ing time we sent our flying machines, the "Flugelrads", to your surface world to investigate what your race had done. That is, of course, past history now, my dear Admiral, but I must continue on. You see, we have never interfered before in your race's wars, and barbarity, but now we must, for you have learned to tamper with a certain power that is not for man, namely, that of atomic energy. Our emissaries have already delivered messages to the powers of your world, and yet they do not heed. Now you have been chosen to be witness here that our world does exist. You see, our Culture and Science is many thousands of years beyond your race, Admiral.' I interrupted, 'But what does this have to do with me, Sir?'